Accused shooter of girl, 3, arrested in Warren

A man suspected of shooting a 3-year-old girl in Detroit was arrested in Warren and now faces charges.

Vernon Coles, 20, of Detroit is accused of shooting the girl in a car during a neighborhood dispute Tuesday in the 19600 block of Cardoni in Detroit near State Fair and Interstate 75.

Coles was arrested in Warren on Friday.

Coles was picked up at a house in the 45000 block of Frazho, east of Ryan, said Warren Deputy Police Commissioner Louis Galasso.

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“We weren’t involved in the arrest,” he said. “All we did was assist Detroit police.”

Galasso said he didn’t know what Coles’ connection was to the people who live in the house where he was arrested.

The girl was reportedly shot in the arm while in a car with her mother during an argument with Coles.

The girl has been treated and released from the hospital and is expected to recover from her injuries.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kim Worthy’s is charging Coles with two counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of felonious assault and a felony firearm charge, according to a statement Worthy’s office released Friday after Coles was arrested.

Coles is scheduled to be arraigned in Detroit 36th District Court on Sunday.